Introduction
Modern production
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1. EQ Roundup
Surgical EQ and filtering
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Help elements sit in the mix
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Tame harsh elements
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Different flavors of additive EQ
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Combining additive and subtractive EQ
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The smile EQ shape
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Additive EQ on busses and 2-mix
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2. Multiband Compressor Bootcamp
Multiband compressors: A breakdown
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Using de-essers on tracks and busses
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Taming peaks and resonances
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Sidechain multiband compression
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Intro to expansion or re-essing
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Multiband expansion
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3. Workflow Bootcamp
Organization and backup
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File management for the modern producer
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Stemming and prep for mixing
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4. Drum Programming and Processing
Tuning programmed drums
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An approach to layering drum sounds
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Parallel compression on drums
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The virtues of parallel distortion
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A mixer's guide to drum routing
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5. Synthesizer Programming
Rhythmic synth sounds with MIDI FX
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Layering synth parts with hardware
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Getting from MIDI to audio
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Tips on hardware synth processing
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6. Vocals Tips and Tricks
Tracking vocals for maximum impact
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On-the-spot tuning
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Quick and dirty vocal chain
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Quick and dirty parallel vocals
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7. Mix to Master
Mix buss processing: Is it necessary?
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EQ and filtering with a multi-buss mix
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Gassing your mix with a limiter or two
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Prepping tracks for mastering
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8. Compressor Bootcamp
Compression basics
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Tasteful compression
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Vintage compressors and emulations
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VCA compression and drums
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FAT compression on guitars and vocals
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Opto compression on bass
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Chaining compressors on vocals
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Mix buss compression and glue
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9. A Roll in the Dirt: Distortion and Saturation
Origins of saturation
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Tape saturation and vintage vibe
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Bit stripping and low-fidelity applications
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Tube-style saturation and sheen
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Quick and dirty ITB reamping
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10. Mixbuss Bootcamp
Gain staging and headroom
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Mix buss EQ: Surgery and flavor
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Dialing in the mix buss compressor
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Applications of multiband processing
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Mix buss saturation
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Final limiting and how loud to print
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Transient designer overview
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Transient designer plugins
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Tweaking transients on drums
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11. Transient Designer Hacks
Adding punch to a drum buss
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Transient design vs. compression
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Transient designers on other instruments
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Creative use of transient designers
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Transient design across the mix buss
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12. Getting The Most Out of Your Synthesizer Tracks
Programming synths for optimal impact
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Hardware synth recording
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Using ITB MIDI FX with hardware synths
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Hardware synth treatment
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Synth mixing primer
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Synth ducking and sidechain compression
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Classic synth FX
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